Who Invented Computers -Colossal Questions

When did computers first start to take shape?

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

Who designed the Difference Engine?

• Ada Lovelace

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

How much money did the British government give Charles Babbage to keep inventing a better computer?

• 170,000 pounds

• 170 pounds

• 17,000 pounds

• 1,700 pounds

Which of these modern computer features did the Analytical Engine NOT have?

• Display or Screen

• Printer

• CPU (Central Processing Unit)

• Memory

Did Charles Babbage ever build his Analytical Engine?

• No

• Yes

In 1991, a team of engineers in London built the Analytical Engine using Babbage's designs. How big is the Analytical Engine?

• Two times as heavy as an elephant!

• The same size as a zebra!

• A little smaller than a giraffe!

• Three times the size of a hippopotamus!

Which has more computing power?

• the Analytical Engine

• a Smartphone